
NoTE.—"Had they been willing to deny
appetite, in obedience to His wise restric-
tions, feebleness and disease would have
been unknown among them. Their de-
scendants would have possessed both physi-
cal and mental
strength."—Patriarchs and
Prophets,
page 378.
5.
How would the surrounding na-
tions regard Israel's intellectual at-
tainments? Deut. 4:6, 7; 28:10.
NoTE.—"If obedient to His requirements,
they were to be placed far in advance of
other peoples in wisdom and understand-
ing; but this supremacy was to be reached
and maintained only in order that through
them the purpose of God for 'all nations
of the earth' might be fulfilled."—Proph-
ets
and Kings,
pages 368, 369.
6.
What did God promise Israel
regarding their efforts in agriculture
and animal husbandry? Deut. 7:13;
28:3-5.
NOTE.—"If they would keep His com-
mandments, God promised to give them
the finest of the wheat, and bring them
honey out of the rock. . . . If God's peo-
ple followed His instruction, their land
would be restored to fertility and beauty.
God Himself gave them directions in regard
to the culture of the soil, and they were to
cooperate with Him in its restoration. Thus
the whole land, under God's control, would
become an object lesson of spiritual truth.
As in obedience to His natural laws the
earth should produce its treasures, so in
obedience to His moral law the hearts of the
people were to reflect the attributes of His
character. Even the heathen would recog-
nize the superiority of those who served
and worshiped the living
God."—Christ's
Object Lessons,
page 289.
7.
From a military point of view,
what was God's promise to Israel?
Lev. 26:7, 8. Compare Deut. 32:30.
8.
Generally, what was Israel's
position to be among the nations?
Deut. 28:13.
NoTE.—"Theis obedience to the law of
God would make them marvels of pros-
perity before the nations of the world. He
who could give them wisdom and skill in
all cunning work would continue to be their
teacher, and would ennoble and elevate
them through obedience to His laws. If
obedient, they would be preserved from the
diseases that afflicted other nations, and
would be blessed with vigor of intellect.
The glory of God, His majesty and power,
were to be revealed in all their prosperity.
They were to be a kingdom of priests and
princes. God furnished them with every
facility for becoming the greatest nation on
the
earth."—Christ's Object Lessons,
page
288.
Examples of the Fulfillment of
God's Promises
9.
How was God's promise to be-
stow wisdom upon Israel fulfilled?
1 Kings 10:1, 6, 7; Dan. 1:19,
20; 5:
10-12.
NorE.—"In acquiring the wisdom of the
Babylonians, Daniel and his companions
were far more successful than their fellow
students; but their learning did not come
by chance. They obtained their knowledge
by the faithful use of their powers, under
the guidance of the Holy Spirit. They
placed themselves in connection with the
Source of all wisdom, making the knowl-
edge of God the foundation of their educa-
tion. In faith they prayed for wisdom,
and they lived their prayers. They placed
themselves where God could bless them.
. . . They sought to acquire knowledge for
one purpose—that they might honor God.
They realized that in order to stand as
representatives of true religion amid the
false religions of heathenism they must have
clearness of intellect and must perfect a
Christian character. And God Himself was
their teacher. Constantly praying, con-
scientiously studying, keeping in touch with
the Unseen, they walked with God as did
Enoch."—Prophets and Kings,
page 486.
10.
In the early part of Solomon's
reign, what evidence of material pros-
perky existed? 2 Chron. 1:15.
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